Fit Talk


July 30, 2008

Carob Hits the Spot!

Category: Holiday time, Nutrition, Uncategorized – Author: Layna – 3:12 am

Do you love chocolate but worry about fitting into your favorite jeans? What if you could snack on something that has fewer calories and is natural, plus it tastes like chocolate?

Seem too good to be true?

Let me introduce you to carob! Carob is a great-tasting substitute for chocolate with a history of its own.

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July 29, 2008

Summer Suggestions: Run the Race

Category: Running – Author: Layna – 3:40 am

by Suzanne Hadley

I am not a runner.

Or at least I didn’t used to be. But since I moved to Colorado 5 years ago, I’ve run half a dozen races.

“Why?” you ask. For the competition? Definitely not (10-year-olds outrun me). For the exercise? Well, I need it, but that’s not enough to make me pound the pavement. For the challenge? Nope. (I don’t need to prove myself to anyone, particularly myself).

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July 10, 2008

The Faith to Lose

Category: Uncategorized – Author: FitTalk – 3:51 am

They ate when they were stressed. They ate when they were lonely or frustrated. Then the guilt set in–for breaking the latest attempt at a diet, for losing the power struggle with a craving. It’s an unhealthy pattern familiar to the women on these pages, and one to which many of us can relate.

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